Join Able Australia as we deliver a series of free interactive workshops on deafblindness in Mount Gambier, South Australia from Tuesday 29th – Thursday 31st October. Through attending the workshops, participants will develop a broad understanding of deafblindness, its causes and implications, and how to work confidently and safely in the areas of communication, mobility, […]
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Coronavirus has created an enormous impact on how we manage our day-to-day lives, including how we socialize and celebrate important occasions. However, the upside of this is that it has nurtured a feeling of giving in the community. To maintain the government-mandated distance required from one another, we have had to ask our clients to […]
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Volunteer Army Called Upon to Sew Protective Gowns for Frontline Disability Support Workers
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The lack of personal protection equipment (PPE) has been an issue across the community. As a disability service provider, supporting some of our community’s most vulnerable, we want to ensure that both our clients and workers are kept as safe as possible. We are not alone. This is true for many disability service providers across […]
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Able Australia offers a range of programs in Queensland for seniors to help maintain good mental and physical health, social inclusion and prolong a person’s ability to remain living independently in their own home. In Jimboomba (QLD), Able Australia also focused on providing transport for those that cannot travel to the centre themselves. Activities at […]
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Able Australia’s National Deafblind Camp ran from the 13th-15th of March 2020, and it seems to get bigger and better each year! This year marked the 20th Deafblind Camp, and was held at Phillip Island Adventure Resort. Deafblind Camp is an amazing opportunity for people in this widespread community to come together and share information, […]
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This is Verica. Verica had been looking forward to an action packed weekend in Sydney, to see one of her favourite bands the ‘Black Eyed Pea’s live, and visit Madame Tussauds Museum! In November 2020, Verica commenced her much anticipated journey from Canberra to Sydney by train. Joining Verica on her adventure were her co-resident, […]
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Able Australia has been closely monitoring information provided to us by both the Federal and State Government about COVID-19 (Coronavirus). We have formed an Emergency Response Team, led by Kate MacRae our CEO. This team is meeting daily to discuss our COVID-19 preparedness so that we can respond as quickly as possible. A detailed Able […]
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26 February 2020 On Wednesday the 26th of February Able Australia’s Northcote Day Centre was officially opened by Cr Susan Rennie, Mayor of the City of Darebin. We were joined by clients, donors, supporters, as well as Dr Helen Nugent, Chair of the NDIS and Ms Kat Theophanous, Member for Northcote. Throughout the evening we […]
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12 November 2019. Recently Able Australia’s Active Living Program for Seniors (ALPS) was nominated for the 2019 Ipswich District Community Safety Crime Prevention Awards. Last week, ALPS took out the winner in the Community Engagement category! ALPS is an outreach community support program designed to connect older people with locally delivered initiatives and activities.Thank you to everyone […]
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7 October 2019. Meet Francis! Francis is a much loved client at Able Australia. He has lived and breathed the Richmond FC his whole life. Growing up, when his Tigers guernsey was washed, he would sit under it on the line waiting for it to dry. Throughout the season, Francis has tried to get to […]